Chip Swearngan

Head of Communications and Government Relations at Westlake

Role
Head of Communications and Government Relations at Westlake
Location
Houston, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Chip Swearngan

Corporate communications executive leads global teams in Fortune 500 companies to drive desired corporate positioning among stakeholders: customers, employees, influencers, investment community and the media through executive visibility, investor and public relations, corporate reputation and issues management. Provides communications counsel and leads strategic message development and execution of external and internal, investor communications programs. Proven global team leader. Excellent writer/editor. Both agency and corporate experience.Specialties: Execute strategic CEO and organizational change management communications; M&A communications strategies, including investor/public/media relations management for over 30 chemical or financial technology industry acquisitions; quarterly earnings and conference calls, call scripts; investor presentations. Position pre-public high technology and other companies for successful IPOs, including spin-offs or moving venture-cap-financed to equity markets. Corporate brand building and identity management. Award-winning producer of annual reports and corporate collateral.

Experience

  1. Head of Communications and Government Relations

    Westlake

    Nov 2014 — Present · Houston, TX, US

    Directing internal and external communications, and government affairs for Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK)-incorporating Axiall, a producer of integrated chlor-alkali chemicals and building-products, which joined the Westlake Chemical family of companies on Aug.

Education

  • Alverno College

    MBA, Business Administration

  • Univ North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    BA, History

  • Externat de la Trinitie, Lyon

    none, Terminal A

Skills

  • Social Media Marketing
  • Crisis Management
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Strategic Communications
  • Marketing
  • Press Releases
  • Advertising
  • Executive Communications
  • Corporate Communications
  • Speech Writing
  • Leadership
  • Strategy
  • E-Commerce
  • Messaging
  • Analyst Relations
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • M&a Experience
  • Ipo
  • Communication Training
  • Brand Management
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Public Relations
  • Internal Communications
  • Thought Leadership
  • Positioning
  • Media Relations
  • Message Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • B2b Marketing
  • Mergers
  • Social Media
  • Executive Management
  • Management
  • Team Building
  • Change Management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Investor Relations
  • Reputation Management
  • Crisis Communications

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